The Hitlist
The Hitlist is a 2012 Indian action thriller film written, directed and produced by Bala. It was simultaneously shot in Malayalam and Kannada languages. The film stars Bala, Dhruv Sharma, and Aishwarya Devan, while Samudrakani, Thalaivasal Vijay, Riyaz Khan, Tini Tom, and Sasi Kalinga plays supporting roles. The film's music was composed by Alphons Joseph. The plot follows Commissioner of Police#India|ACP] Vikram Rathod, who is assigned to catch a serial killer who has been murdering police officers.
The film completed production in late-June 2012. The Hitlist was released in theatres on 7 December 2012.
Cast
- Bala as ACP Vikram Rathore IPS
- Dhruv Sharma as Dhruv
- Aishwarya Devan as Avanthika
- Riyaz Khan as CI Simon
- Krishna as Anand
- Thalaivasal Vijay as IG Robert IPS
- Sreejith Ravi as Peter
- Sasi Kalinga as Madhavan
- Tini Tom as Stephen
- Riza Bava as DGP
- Krishna (actor)|Suresh Krishna] as Commissioner
- Kiran Raj as SP
- Samudrakani as DSP Anapazhakan
- Sandhya as Gouri
- Sukanya as Herself
- Unni Mukundan as SI Ajai Kumar
- Narain as Dr. Lewis
Production
The Hitlist marks the directorial debut of actor Bala. Screenplay was also written by him. He also played the lead role, while Kannada actor Dhruv Sharma and Aishwarya Devan portrayed other two principal characters. Filming began in Kochi. Initially, Prithviraj Sukumaran and Unni Mukundan were supposed to make cameo appearances. In the film, Mukundan and Narain appeared in cameo roles. Bala also produced the film. The film was simultaneously shot in Malayalam and Kannada languages. Mohanlal and Sudeepa did voice-over in Malayalam and Kannada versions, respectively.Soundtrack
The soundtrack features three songs composed by Alphons Joseph. The lyrics were written by Santhosh Varma & Jophy Tharakan.; Track listing